Improvement in telegraph-poles



T..-ROGERS. J

Improvement in Telegraph Poles. 7

Witnesses:

' Patented Jan. '9, 1872.

AM PIlOT0LITIl0FR/IPH/C 01 M X (OSBORNE? PROCESS NrrED STA'rEs nrnn'rPrion.

TIMOTHY ROGERS, OF FREDERIGKTOWN, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN TELEGRAPH-POLES.v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY ROGERS, of Fredericktown, in the county ofKnox and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Telegraph-Pole; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in a sectionalmeta-llictelegraph-pole, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichrepresents a longitudinal vertical section of my telegraph-pole.

A, B, G, and D represent four sections of a hollow metallictelegraph-pole made tapering, as shown, and joined together bysocket-joints a a. The pole may, of course, be made of any desirednumber of sections and of any size required. Around the bottom of theground or base section A is a flange, b, which, when said section isinserted in the hole in the ground and the dirt packed in around and ontop of the same, will hold it firm. This bottom section is to be filledwith dirtE packed together, or with cement and gravel, or any othermaterial, if desired, and the filling is extended far enough up withinthe section A so as to lie around the tenon of the section B, whichforms an inner lining to the base A near its top. Near the upper end ofthe top section D is a collar or flange, d, to support a thimble, G,placed on said upper section. This thimble may be loose or fastened by aset-screw, and provided with one or more brackets, H H, each carrying asmany insulators as may be necessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

The combination of the hollow metallic sections D O B, each providedwith tenons and shoulders, as shown, with the base A having flanges b,and filled in with suitable material, (13,) which extends to or abovethe joint of section B, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this5th day of September, 1871.

TIMOTHY ROGERS.

Witnesses p H. GREENLEE, A. GREENLEE. (21)

